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The Ukrainian Question in Works of Russian Emigration
Mareš, Jakub ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
The thesis deals with the reflection of the Ukrainian question in selected works of members of the first wave of Russian emigration. Attention is paid to four major political streams of Russian emigration - conservative, liberal, left-wing and Eurasian. As part of the content analysis of selected works, the historical topics and figures, the existence of the theme of the anti-Russian plot, the plan for the future arrangement of the Russian-Ukrainian relations, or the way in which the ideas were formulated were examined. A thorough analysis of all these currents revealed that, with the exception of the most leftist Socialist-Revolutionary political stream, no one had counted on the full separation of Ukraine from Russia. Though other thought currents could not imagine the separation of Ukraine, some proposed a solution that would bring more equality in the relationship between the Ukrainians and the Russians than in the pre-revolutionary period, be it the territorial or cultural autonomy of the Ukrainians.
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The Comparison of Polish and Ukrainian Institutes of National Remembrance and their Interpretations of the Massacre of Poles in Volhynia
Lavrentev, Aleksei ; Vykoukal, Jiří (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
The thesis compares Polish and Ukrainian Institutes of National Remembrance, analyses Polish and Ukrainian dominant models of the collective memory and historical narratives of the massacre of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia 1943. The analysis also clarifies and compares interpretations of this phenomenon by Polish and Ukrainian Institutes. The subjects of the research are Polish and Ukrainian Institutions of National Remembrance themselves, as the main promoting tools of politics of memory in their states. The thesis covers a period from the revolutionary changes in Ukraine in 2014 (have changed Ukrainian historical narratives and politics of memory) to present days. Political situations in Ukraine (2014) and Poland (2015) are reflected in this thesis, as they are in the direct relation with changings in politics of memory, which have restored the conflict of memory. The first signs of the memory conflict (Yushchenko presidency and the first Law and Justice cabinet) are explained briefly, as thesis is focused on a current situation. The massacre of Poles in Volhynia and Eastern Galicia, which is the most tragic point of modern Polish-Ukrainian relations, is described as a sticking point between Poland and Ukraine. The analysis argues in detail that Polish and Ukrainian Institutes are...
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Internal divisions and problems of Ukrainian Orthodoxy in relation to the events of Euromaidan
Jungwirthová, Sára ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Kolenovská, Daniela (referee)
This thesis focuses on the reaction of the three main Ukrainian Orthodox Churches (Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Moscow Patriarchate, Ukrainian Orthodox Church - Kyivan Patriarchate and Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church) to the revolutionary events in the country that began at the end of the year 2013. I try to explain the role of churches in this social turmoil while following their changing attitudes and political influence. Their complex inner relations will also be part of this study. Besides that I analyse the way the concept of Russian world is implemented in Russia's foreign policy regarding Ukraine and how this creates inner tensions in the UOC-MP. I also mention the rise of religiously motivated violence which is a direct consequence of the Russian aggression towards Ukrainian territorial integrity. Due to the topicality of the subject, I relied not only on classical sources, but also on many professional religious studies magazines covering the events of Maidan.
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Czech reflection of Tymoshenko case and its media representation
Musilová, Gabriela ; Šafařík, Petr (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
The main theme of this bachelor thesis is the media representation of the case of politician Yulia Tymoshenko in three selected printed daily newspapers - Czech papers Lidové noviny and Haló noviny and British paper The Guardian in the period 2011- 2013. The Czech papers were chosen intentionally on the basis of its political orientation. Left-wing oriented Haló noviny where was assumed that would sympathize with Russia and Lidové noviny as pro-western representative. Where was expected that will take Tymoshenko side. Through a quantitative content analysis of a total of 204 news and opinion papers, I evaluate what topics this media put to the forefront of interest and how objectively it is presented to readers. A database of individual contributions with the coding of the monitored characteristics related to the topics, the author's expression, the objectivity and the contribution sources is created for the purposes of the thesis. The evaluation and interpretation of the results takes place both descriptively within each journal and comparatively. Evaluation and determination of conclusions as well as coding of indicators are carried out following a thorough study of the historical events in Ukraine related to the case of Yulia Tymoshenko. The research part of the thesis is based on the concept of...
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Ukrainian national identity on the territory of Western Ukraine under Polish rule in the interwar period (1918-1939)
Riabushkina, Sofiia ; Vykoukal, Jiří (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
The national politics of interwar Poland aimed at the full assimilation of the national minorities, including Ukrainians who lived in the occupied region of Eastern Galicia. This thesis studies the political basis, tools and outcomes of polonization policy during the period between 1918 and 1939 on the territory of Eastern Galicia and its main city Lviv. Deep analysis of Polish and Ukrainian political doctrines, Polish legislation, books, articles and periodical of the interwar period, as well as of modern historiography (both Polish and Ukrainian) resulted in developing of a comprehensive understanding of why the policy of polonization, aimed on population of Eastern Galicia failed to change historical Ukrainian identity. The data gathered in the analysis proves that the Polish government used tremendously rigid, if not brutal, tools of assimilation, and it resulted in rejection of the Polish national identity by Ukrainians. Moreover, confidence in the fact that Ukrainians are nothing more than underdeveloped Poles-to-be rise led to the rise of Ukrainian radical nationalism on the eve of the Second World War. Keywords Ukraine, Poland, National Identity, Assimilation, Polonization, Interwar Period
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Ukraine Constitutional reform in 2004 and Its Impact on the Development of the Country
Poloncarzová, Diana ; Šír, Jan (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
The thesis deal with the constitutional reform in Ukraine approved in 2004 There were optimistic expectations about the regime change and moving closer to the model of West European states in 2004. The scope is to identify whether Ukraine followed the path of democratic transition or remained as an unstable hybrid state. It is focused on constitutional changes of the following chapters - elections and referendum, parliament, president, council of ministers and redistribution of power between these roles and impact on legislation and executive power. The regime type is influenced by these changes. Ukraine was classified as an authoritarian regime during Kuchma's second term in the Presidential office. The political system had been changed in 2006 when the new constitution came to power. Between a various classifications the most common ones, which had been used, were a semi- presidential system or presidential-parliamentary system. The choice of improper political system could be one of the key reasons leading to the failure of democratisation of the country when attempted.
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Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova in government in 2001-2009
Ryantová, Veronika ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Kocián, Jiří (referee)
The thesis "The Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova in government in 2001-2009", written by Veronika Ryantová, analyses the party in this period as a successor communist party and assesses the degree of transformation that occurred during this period. The party won the parliamentary election in 2001 and despite opposition protests it remained in the position of the main party in government until 2009. The main part of the thesis examines the changes that took place in the party during its period in power, seen in terms of three dimensions of the theory of successor communist parties - 'institutional', 'personnel and leadership' and 'ideological' - and tries to answer the question whether the party remained an untransformed successor party throughout its period in power. The thesis comes to the conclusion that on the institutional level there were only minimal changes. With the personnel and leadership dimension, by contrast, there was some replacement in the highest posts, but the most important figure in the party, the chairman Vladimir Voronin, remained in office until the end of the period of government, so that the character of the party was unchanged in terms of leadership. The biggest changes occurred in the ideological dimension. The party gradually abandoned orthodox communist...
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Myths and Controversies: Ukrainian Volunteer Units in Donbas 2014-15
Mastný, David ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Aslan, Emil (referee)
Ukrainian paramilitary volunteer units became a key to fight threats of the russo-separatist hybrid war and their activity could be strongly reflected in the outcome of combat operations. This case study examines a phenomenon of volunteer battalions including myths and controversies that accompany them. The paper defines and analyzes four most controversial issues that are connected with volunteer units and confronts them with reality. Furthermore, it deals with roots and origins of these controversies and examines consequences of problematic units on the security and political situation in Ukraine. These topics include a spread of radical nationalism, fascism and neo-Nazism in volunteer units, criminal activities of volunteer fighters , the role of religion in the volunteer movement and links between volunteer units and political parties or oligarchs and related problems such as financing.
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Hungarian minority in Ukraine and its role in Ukraine-Hungary relations since 1991
Mareš, Jakub ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (advisor) ; Balla, Petr (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with Hungarian minority in Ukraine and its role in mutual relations between Ukraine and Hungary since 1991. It is divided into three parts: theoretical, regional and international. In theoretical part geographical and socioeconomic characteristics of Hungarian minority-settled Zakarpattia Oblast is outlined. This section also includes analysis of legal aspects of national minorities in Ukrainian legislation. In the next part historical evolution of Hungarian settlement in Transcarpathia is described, which is mainly focused on period after 1918, when local Hungarians ended up beyond Hungarian borders. Political and cultural organizations' development of Ukrainian- Hungarian minority from Ukraine's declaration of independence up to the present and their main issues are not overlooked. The last section focuses on Hungarian attitude towards its compatriots beyond borders. Evolution of mutual Ukraine-Hungarian relations and Hungarian minority's influence is analyzed in the end. Deep analysis of above mentioned parts discovered that Hungarian minority in Ukraine is one of the most important factor which determines dynamics of mutual relations between both countries. However, there is no supression of Hungarian minority rights, so the relations remain favourable.
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"Acts of Resistance": Productions by Belarus Free Theatre from 2005 to 2015 as an Alternative Articulation of Belarusian National Identity
Volák, Jiří ; Kolenovská, Daniela (advisor) ; Zilynskyj, Bohdan (referee)
VOLÁK, Jiří."Acts of Resistance": Productions by Belarus Free Theatre from 2005 to 2015 as an Alternative Articulation of Belarusian National Identity. Praha, 2016. 74 s. Diplomová práce (Mgr.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut mezinárodních studií. Katedra ruských a východoevropských studií. Vedoucí diplomové práce Mgr. Daniela Kolenovská, Ph.D.. Abstract The study aims to make sense of contemporary conceptions of national identity in Belarus via their cultural manifestations. For that purpose, the case of Belarus Free Theatre (BFT) has been chosen as an example of alternative culture in 2005-2015. Five plays are analysed with respect to the employed verbatim technique, and conclusions concerning the alternative society and its relation to language and other national issues are drawn. Key questions are: What are the major competing projects regarding the (supposedly weak) Belarusian national identity? Does Belarus Free Theatre use culture to promote a certain vision within the national identity debate? What language policy does Belarus Free Theatre employ and what does it say about the national development? After setting theoretical background, the study follows attempts to characterise Belarus under the rule of president Aliaksandr Lukashenka, offering basic facts about how he came to...
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